The best new buildings in the Bath area – from home extensions to office developments – are being sought for an awards scheme unique to the city. Nominations can be made for building design and build quality projects across Bath and the surrounding area. The Bath & North East Somerset Council Building Control Awards...
Bath’s Travelodge Waterside is on the market as one of a package of six properties previously owned by failed hotel group Piccadilly. The 124-bedroom hotel in Rossiter Road, pictured, is leased to Travelodge along with the other five venues. Agent Christie + Co will be marketing the hotels on an individual basis with a...
Bath-based construction firm Halsall has started building the first new council houses in 20 years for Mid Devon District Council. The 22 homes on a site at Crediton are under construction to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 standards and feature insulated timber frames, good thermal performance on windows and doors and hot water...
Brewer Bath Ales has signed a lease for a Bath venue that will be its biggest to date and is set to become a flagship for the fast-growing business. At just over 5,000 sq ft, the new site, next to Bath Spa train station, is double the size of any of the brewer’s other...
The role played by a new housing development in regenerating Trowbridge’s former Ushers brewery site has been recognised with a prestigious award for ‘town enhancement’. After unveiling a plaque on the former brewery, Mayor of Trowbridge Cllr John Knight paid tribute to developer Newland Homes for creating a scheme with 100 homes that transformed...
The final hotel in the Von Essen’s portfolio, the upmarket Ston Easton Park near Shepton Mallet, has been sold to former Dragon’s Den investor James Caan, pictured. The 22-bedroom hotel, a Palladian mansion turned four-star hotel in the Mendip Hills, was sold by Christie & Co to Mr Caan’s private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw...
Edward Nash, senior partner at Bath architects Nash Partnership, has achieved AABC accreditation (Building Conservation). The accreditation will further support the dedicated and market-leading team of conservation specialists at Nash that over recent years have successfully supported and completed a diverse range of projects. Mr Nash said it was important to acquire expert knowledge...
Independent food supplier Lovejoys Wholesale has leased more space at the Ashville Centre on Hampton Park West, Melksham, to accommodate its expansion plans. Property consultants Alder King and Kavanaghs secured the deal on the 2,647 sq ft (245.9 sq m) building on behalf of a private landlord. Lovejoys supplies fresh, locally-sourced produce to restaurants,...
Work on a new stone mining heritage centre in Combe Down, Bath, and construction of some of the greenest new homes in they city are due to begin over the coming weeks. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has agreed a contract for its development partner Cox to begin working on the first stages...
Beechcroft House care home in Midsomer Norton has been bought by Paul Nery for his first venture into the sector. Previous owners the Thomas Family sold the detached property, which is one a large plot with attractive residents' gardens, to retire from healthcare. The sale was handled by the Bristol Office of property agents,...
